Fashion photographer, Bill Cunningham once said “The wider world perceives fashion as frivolity that should be done away with. The point is that fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life. I don’t think you can do away with it. It would be like doing away with civilization.” People often assume that […]
Braided: A Visual Journey
As I wrote this piece, I desperately tried to recall the first time I saw myself with braids. It’s foggy, but one stand-out memory was the moment I saw Brandy. Growing up in Minnesota (which you can imagine lacked diversity), I remember my heart being so full seeing a Black girl who looked just like […]
GRLSWIRL
I was never one of those kids who yearned to skateboard. Never saw my brother do it and think, “hey, that looks fun!” Nope. I was the kid who never even learned to ride a bike properly, who prefered coloring indoors to any kind of outdoor activity that required sneakers and/ or sweating. In college, […]